Alabama Religious Liberty Activist Picks Ted Cruz

Saturday, presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) announced his campaign had picked up the endorsement of Kayla Moore, president of the Foundation for Moral Law and wife of Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore.

“Very rarely do I get involved in other political races,” she said. “However, our nation is at a crossroads. If we do not choose wisely, we may forever lose our country. Many will say anything to get elected, but we must look at what the candidates have done.

“In studying and watching those running in this race—one stands for the same values I believe in. One is a true defender of the Constitution. The next president will make many critical appointments and tough decisions with regard to the rule of law, the Supreme Court, and national security. Ted has been a consistent constitutionalist and a faithful defender of life, marriage and small government.”

In 2003, Chief Justice Moore was removed from his position by a judicial panel for refusing to remove a Ten Commandments monument he had installed in the rotunda of the Alabama Judicial Building. In 2012, the people of Alabama re-elected Moore as Chief Justice.

“Kayla is a veteran of the struggle for religious liberty,” Cruz said. “As the wife of Chief Justice Roy Moore, Kayla played a key role during Alabama’s battle with the ACLU over the right to publicly acknowledge God. She knows that law does not grant rights: it simply protects the unalienable human rights given to each of us by God. I am honored to have her support.”

Moore said Cruz is “a patriot” who has consistently defended the values that made America a “shining city on a hill.” She lauded his resume as an attorney who has championed religious liberty and defended against liberal attacks on the Constitution.

“Before the Supreme Court of the United States, as Texas Solicitor General, and in the United States Senate, Ted has not only led the fight against amnesty and Obamacare, but has championed our Second Amendment rights, the Ten Commandments and our veterans,” she said. “In a moment when the future of our nation hangs in the balance, I am honored to endorse Ted Cruz for president of the United States.”